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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Follow the parallel stories of the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity and the emergence of Englands seven preeminent regional kingdoms. Those kingdoms drew--depending on their location--upon two different sources of Christian influence and custom.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Learn why the 10th century is often referred to as the Golden Age of the Anglo-Saxons. It produces not only vernacular literary masterpieces like Beowulf and The Battle of Maldon but inspiring sermons, monastic reform, and an artistic renaissance encompassing book production, metalwork, and needlework.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Britain, 60AD. Hoping to save her lover, her land, and her people from the Romans, Herla makes a desperate pact with the king of the Otherworld. But years pass unheeded in his realm, and she escapes to find everyone she loved long dead. Cursed to wield his blade, she becomes Lord of the Hunt. And for centuries, she rides, leading her immortal warriors and reaping wanderers' souls. Until the night she meets a woman on a bloody battlefield -- a Saxon...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This dramatic reenactment of a crucial turning point in medieval history "” when Charlemagne must decide to what lengths he will go to subdue the Saxons "” reveals both sides of his fascinating character: the great civilizer and the implacable barbarian. An LCA release. Awards: Oakland Film Festival
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Plunge into the substance of daily life for Anglo-Saxons of all social levels, including illness and mortalility, the transition from paganism to Christianity, farming, trade, or even raiding. What is clear is that there is tremendous variation in the economic and religious experience of the population.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
First, consider images of the Arthurian legend familiar in Western culture, and their relationship to historical reality. Trace the history of post-Roman Britain, the large-scale invasions of the Anglo-Saxons, and evidence that a single, extraordinary individual rose from the chaos to lead and save his people..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Meet the people who filled the vacuum left by the Romans. The Anglo-Saxons, a warrior culture responsible for King Arthur and Beowulf, invaded Britain at the beginning of the so-called Dark Ages. In addition to meeting the wealthy thanes, struggling peasants, and unfortunate slaves, you'll examine the lives of monks and nuns.
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